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Circuit Breaker

You were never lazy. You were interrupted.

Lock the sites that steal your attention, set a focus session, and finally finish the work that keeps slipping away.

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Why this exists

A day at the desk that never quite becomes a day of work

I spend most of my waking hours in front of a computer. The work is there. The tools are there. And so is a quiet, constant pull — just check the other tab, just glance at the feed, just see if anything new arrived.

None of those moments feel dramatic. Together they are devastating. The day fragments. Deep work never quite arrives. I leave the screen tired, vaguely busy, and short of the potential I know I had when I sat down.

I did not need another pep talk. I needed a circuit breaker — something that makes the distraction hard to reach for long enough that focus can take hold.

The idea

Protect a block of time. Make the escape hatch expensive.

Circuit Breaker is a Chrome extension for people who want to work, not negotiate with every open tab.

  1. 01

    Name the work

    Write what you intend to finish. That intention stays visible when temptation hits.

  2. 02

    Start a focus session

    Choose a duration. Your blocked sites lock for the session — no soft “just five minutes.”

  3. 03

    Stay with the work

    Ending early takes deliberate friction. Completing a session builds a history you can actually trust.

Built for real desks

Local. Honest. Uncomfortable in the right way.

  • Session-gated blocking Distractions are locked while you focus — not as a vague all-day diet you abandon by noon.
  • Friction when you quit early A short wait and a typed confirmation. Enough pause for the urge to pass.
  • Block this tab, right now Catch yourself mid-scroll and add the site before it eats the next hour.
  • 100% on your device No accounts. No tracking. Your focus history stays local.

Circuit Breaker

Give your best work a clear window.

Install it. Block what pulls you away. Start a session. See what a morning looks like when the algorithm is not invited.

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